Jobless rate improves in Asheville area

11:22 PM,
Aug. 28, 2013

Buncombe?s jobless rate dropped to 6.7 percent for the month from 7.1 percent in June.

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Unemployment fell in Buncombe County and the four-county Asheville metro area in July, as the local economy continued to create new jobs, especially in the tourism industry.

Buncombe's jobless rate dropped to 6.7 percent for the month from 7.1 percent in June, according to data released today by the N.C. Department of Commerce.

The Asheville metro, which covers Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood and Madison counties, saw unemployment fall to 6.8 percent in July from 7.1 percent the previous month. The Asheville area has the state's lowest unemployment rate among the urban areas. ...